thlog 5/12/16

5/12/16

Well, WP2 went pretty well. It flowed out a lot more effortlessly than WP1, probably because I had so much to talk about. I hope I improved my previous problems as much as I could (having a more specific thesis sentence, not being as repetitive, etc.). I’m glad that I really tried to focus on those aspects that I know I struggled with, but I also hope that no other aspects of my paper suffered because of that.

I think it was harder for WP2 to incorporate sources from our class readings because I ended up re-defining a lot of terms that I had already defined in WP1 and in my PBs, which felt repetitive. I know that they are separate pieces and practice makes perfect, however it still felt annoying to get myself to repeat concepts.

Another thing I struggled with was differentiating ‘moves’ and concepts because we worked with them separately, and I think they overlap a lot. Their similarities were plentiful, so in the end it was up to me to determine what I considered a move and what I considered a concept. This was fine, but then I had to be consistent about those differentiations.

Moving onto WP3, it seemed a little confusing, but honestly not that bad. I like creative projects once in awhile. It seems like this will be a good chance to take the skills that we have learned and play with them in a less serious way. I think the creative aspect of this project will facilitate outside-the-box thinking, more-so than our previous projects have. Not that our past projects have lacked creativity, but there was no first-hand creation involved; there was just analysis, which is what we are used to doing.

The online class was interesting. I did like sort of being in my own space and thoughts, and being able to work in a comfortable space. However, it was a little stressful having everything on one screen. I had to keep track of time while checking the chat, gauchospace, my google doc, and my blog. All of these was a tad overwhelming, but overall I think it was a successful class.